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SUBMITTER: Pernet O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3587688 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current topics in microbiology and immunology 20120101
Nipah (NiV) and Hendra (HeV) viruses are the deadliest human pathogens within the Paramyxoviridae family, which include human and animal pathogens of global biomedical importance. NiV and HeV infections cause respiratory and encephalitic illness with high mortality rates in humans. Henipaviruses (HNV) are the only Paramyxoviruses classified as biosafety level 4 (BSL4) pathogens due to their extreme pathogenicity, potential for bioterrorism, and lack of licensed vaccines and therapeutics. HNV use ...[more]